Below you will find theoretical and clinical applications information related to heart yin deficiency. We have created associations based on clinical experience that lead to possible treatment approaches with acupuncture points, individual herbs, TCM formulas, and more.

Heart Yin Deficiency - Basics

Similar to Blood Deficiency but with more anxiety and restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, easily startled, poor memory, fidgeting, mallor flush, night sweats, heat in the 5 palms, dry mouth.

Tongue Diagnosis

Red or peeled w/no coat.

Pulse Diagnosis

Floating, empty or Thin, fast.

The following 7 TCM Formulas are empirically related to the treatment of Heart Yin Deficiency

A

• An Shen Bu Xin Wan (Calm the Shen and Supplement the Heart Pills) Calm The Spirit

C

• Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Wan (Bupleurum, Dragon Bone, and Oyster Shell Formula) Calm The Spirit

G

• Gan Mai Da Zao Wan (Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Formula) Calm The Spirit

S

• Shen Jing Shuai Ruo Wan (Stress Reducing Pill) Calm The Spirit
• Sheng Mai San Wan (Generate the Pulse Pills) Tonify
• Sheng Mai Yin Wan (Replenish Pulse Pills) Tonify

T

• Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan (Emperor of Heavens Special Pill to Tonify the Heart) Calm The Spirit

The Chinese Medicine treatment of heart yin deficiency generally involves being certain that this pattern is the proper diagnosis. Each pattern may have multiple conditions and each condition may arise from one or more patterns (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following 17 conditions may arise from heart yin deficiency . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.

• Blog Posts Where Heart Yin Deficiency Is Discussed

•   Basic Guidelines For Choosing An Appropriate Herbal Formula
•   My Heart Is What? Summertime, Heat and Joy...

• Blog Posts Concerning Acupuncture

•   Acupuncture Outperforms Glucosamine HCL over the Long-Term for Knee Osteoarthritis
•   Exploration of KD 3 Acupuncture Point - Brain Changes (Study)
•   Stroke Rehabilitation with Acupuncture, Tuina, and Tong Ren Therapy
•   Acupuncture effective for Bell's Palsy - Peripheral Facial Paralysis
•   Acupuncture Resolves Menstrual Cramps Regardless of Treatment Frequency and Technique
•   Meta Analysis Finds Acupuncture Superior to Medicine for Optic Nerve Atrophy
•   Acupuncture Point Treatment Plan - General Point Selection Rules
•   Acupuncture, Pricking, and Cupping Effective for Treatment of Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

Have questions about heart yin deficiency? Or want to discuss treatment techniques? You may reach us and our community of practitioners by using our forums

• Gluten allergy. Nothing helps :/
• GV 4 (in males under 20)
• Treatment of Myeloma
• What is Moxibustion...
• Leg health, veins
• Questions about cysts, tea pills, and liver enzymes
• Reoccurring Hypoglycemia
• Can blood-building herbs cause mid-cycle bleeding?
• Five Shu point theory
• Luo Connecting points